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Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.
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Men People Teamwork
The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
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Bad Nature Slavery States
Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
There is still another inconvenieney in conquests made by democracies; their government is ever odious to the conquered states. It is apparently monarchical, but in reality it is more oppressive than monarchy, as the experience of all ages and countries evinces.
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Country Government Reality
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Age Birthday People
The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty: at least there is not a single soul who, on quitting the house, does not believe himself four times wittier that when he entered it.
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Believe Coffee Witty
A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.
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Men Speak Writing
Mediocrity is a hand-rail.
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Confidence Hands Mediocrity
That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.
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Abuse Peace Tendencies
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State

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